1. I want to be like the Mormons.

I have a silly infatuation with all things related to Mormonism, mostly their underwear and their desire to have a dozen children after getting married at age 20, but also the fact that every single Mormon woman has a blog (it’s a fact. I read it on the internet).

2. I am a terrible writer.

I suppose this should actually be a reason to NOT start a blog. And it has been my reason for years (ask my darling husband). However, since I am not in school anymore, how am I supposed to improve? So please excuse grammatical errors and poor sentence structure and the fact that I have no idea what a pronoun is, and if you can’t, please send a letter alerting my shitty public high school that they should teach kids that stuff. I also start too many sentences with “I”. Shut up. Luckily, I have a live-in editor that will be proof-reading for me. Thanks, mangosquash.

3. I love all things website.

When I was a wee lass (13), I entered the world of Xanga and Myspace. I took it upon myself to create my own layouts and messing with code. Yes, a 13 year old girl taught herself basic code. I have since lost my talent and can’t wait to get geeky with it again.

4. I have terrible adult ADHD.

I made the conscious decision in college to stop taking any form of ADHD medication because it was turning me into a boring person with no personality, and also made my head itchy. As a result, I am left extremely scatterbrained at times. One of my goals of this blog is to help teach myself to channel my many thoughts and ideas into something cohesive and productive.

5. I’m pretty funny.

That’s all.

6. I love to cook and run

And what do those who love to cook and run do? Create a blog to post about those adventures. I just had surgery on my leg to allow me to continue running, so look forward to some beautiful pictures of bruising and blood.

7. I have the world’s cutest dog

I regularly use Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. I post a zillon pictures of my awesome chocolate lab, Schafly, on those social media networks daily. A blog is a perfect place for me to write about the tails (ha) of dog ownership to go along with those photos. I also have a cat. But no one cares about cats (sorry Henry).

8. Uhhhh that’s probably it.

I’m not looking to get famous or have sponsors or get free shit or sell homemade baskets woven underwater by orphans. I’m not that interesting of a person, but I do have a desire to document my life and my future children’s lives. So here goes…